Perennially Yours Blog
Please join me in my gardens on Saturday, September 24 from 10-noon for a hands-on, instructional workshop on how to cut back perennial gardens, winterize roses and flowering shrubs, plant bulbs (to critters from munching them!), protect evergreens from dessication, make the most of fall plant sales including how to overwinter plant purchases, divide perennials…
Read MoreI have written about this unique site in the past but it’s time for another spotlight on this remarkable business that is ‘powered by the positive!’ We need more chuckles and spirit-lifting stores and pictures in our lives. And SmileMonster.com delivers just this! I was deeply touched by the 2nd Annual Boatload of Clowns event…
Read MoreTOM MULLAN’S TREE AND STUMP REMOVAL SERVICE Tom and his crew are my answer, and well as many others answers, to trees that need attention. Tom Mullan’s Tree Service works magic on my majestic oak tree that periodically needs dead limbs removed. They also trim trees that need reshaping, ‘tip-off’ longer limbs that are hitting…
Read MoreLouisiana Iris Sun. These perennials are absolutely breathtaking! And far too underused. This is not surprising as Louisiana Irises are uncommon at many garden centers in the Northeast. Thanks to MJ, this ‘curse’ has been broken. I had the pleasure of meeting MJ while speaking at the Syracuse (NY) Flower Show last March. MJ is…
Read MoreWINTERIZING GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES FOR EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS Please join me in my gardens on Saturday, September 24 from 10-noon for a hands-on, instructional workshop on how to cut back perennial gardens, winterize roses and flowering shrubs, plant bulbs (to critters from munching them!), protect evergreens from dessication, make the most of fall plant sales including…
Read MoreConifers play an important function in the four season garden. To learn more about these great plants and to view some inspiring gardens, check out the Annual Conference of the Northeast Region of the American Conifer Society scheduled for September 9 & 10 in Burlington, VT. For event details and registration visit www.conifersociety.org , click…
Read MoreLike it or not, August will likely sweep by far too fast and we will be into September before we know it. For many of us, that means getting the ‘kiddies’ back to school., a time of great joy or disappointment depending on who you ask – child or parent. Knowing how many of our…
Read MoreI am all over the place this month – from upstate New York to Maine to Chicago. If you can join me at one of these events, please do…and let me know where I am while you are at it. (: Thursday, August 4 Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, Maine. 10:00 a.m. For registration information,…
Read MoreI recognize it’s hard to focus on gardens in the August heat BUT hopefully my 20% discounted consultation fee will grab your attention. August and September are terrific times to make plans to bring about showier, lower maintenance gardens next year. You can take advantage of late season sales and rest assured, that with my…
Read MorePlease join me for my last open gardens in 2011 on Friday, August 12 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. I am hopeful the weather will be sunny, in the 70’s and the plants will be glowing for their final appearance. Many of the late bloomers: Daylily Baja: Helens Flowers; Black-Eyed Susans; Oriental Lilies; Japanese Anemones;…
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